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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Steller
    n 1: German naturalist (1709-1746) [syn: Steller, Georg
         Wilhelm Steller]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Rytina \Ryt"i*na\ (r[i^]t"[i^]*n[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s
   a wrinkle.] (Zool.)
   A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong
   and manatee, including but one species (Rytina Stelleri);
   -- called also Steller's sea cow, stellerine and
   steller. [Written also Rhytina.]
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   Note: It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at
         Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was
         twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick,
         blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for
         their oil and flesh.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
steller \stel"ler\, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German
   naturalist.] (Zool.)
   The rytina; -- called also stellerine and Steller's sea
   cow. See rytina.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Steller's sea cow \Stel"ler's sea" cow`\, prop. n. [After Geo.
   W. Steller, a German naturalist.] (Zool.)
   The rytina; -- called also stellerine and steller. See
   rytina.
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